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Cummins et al. (2002a): study AU 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Cummins, R.A.; Davern, M.T.; Eckersley, R.; Okerstrom, E.; Pallant, J.
Title:
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, Survey 3, Report 3.2. The Impact of Personal Relationships and Household Structure on the Wellbeing of Australians.
Source:
Australian Center on Quality of Life, 2002, Melbourne, Australia

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2002
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 2110
Non Response
70%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1   very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5  neutral
6
7
8
9
10  very satisfied

First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used until 2005)
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca
Author's label:
Life as a whole
Remarks:
The values presented in the report are stretched to range 0-100
Page in publication:
7
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
78.14 7.81
SD:
17.86 1.79

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Marital status, never married vs married Married (vs never married) Marital status, Widowed vs Married Married (vs widowed) Marital status, Divorced vs Married Married (vs divorced) Marital status, Separated vs Married Married (vs separated) Marital status, Married vs Defacto Formally-married vs living-as-married Household Income Household income Household Structure Differences: alone vs partner Living alone or not Satisfaction with Standard of Living Satisfaction with standard of living Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with Achievement Successful (vs failure)
Satisfaction with own accomplishments
Satisfaction with Relationships Satisfaction with intimate bonds Satisfaction with Safety Satisfaction with safety in vicinity Satisfaction with Community Social cohesion in vicinity Personal Wellbeing Index Satisfaction with multiple domains of life